Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

beside himself

Spanish translation:

fuera de sí/abrumado

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-07-22 17:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jul 18, 2010 17:29
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English term

beside himself

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He is beside himself

Proposed translations

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fuera de sí/abrumado

Está fuera de sí, está abrumado o está sobrepasado por algo.
Depende del contexto.
Peer comment(s):

agree Leonardo Lamarche : agree.
6 mins
thanks!
agree Roxanna Delgado
38 mins
thank you!
agree Noni Gilbert Riley : fuera de sí
1 hr
agree Peter Riccomini : 'fuera de sí', sin duda
1 hr
agree Beatriz Ramírez de Haro : Coincido
1 hr
agree Christine Walsh
1 hr
agree Bárbara Oliver
1 hr
agree teju : En algunos contextos "está como loco". Saludos
2 hrs
agree Lourdes Sanchez
2 hrs
agree Bubo Coroman (X) : yes, and often the particular emotion is specified, e.g. "beside himself with rage/grief"
9 hrs
agree Gabriela Mejías
9 hrs
agree Marc Christian
12 hrs
agree Penelope Rickards
22 hrs
agree ModusLang
1 day 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Electra."
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English term (edited): he is beside himself

no se encuentra así mismo

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Peer comment(s):

neutral Roxanna Delgado : "No se encuentra a sí mismo". A sí mismo (en tres palabras) tiene significado reflexivo, es decir, indica una acción que el sujeto realiza sobre sí mismo (en lugar de sobre otra persona o cosa). http://blog.lengua-e.com/2007/asimismo-asi-mismo-a-si-mismo/
23 mins
Gracias por la explicación y el link, Roxanna.
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